Willamette meteorite, West Linn, Clackamas County, Oregon, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Willamette meteorite | Meteorite Fall Location |
| West Linn | - not defined - |
| Clackamas County | County |
| Oregon | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 22' North , 122° 35' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Gladstone | 11,986 (2017) | 1.8km |
| Oregon City | 35,831 (2017) | 2.1km |
| West Linn | 26,593 (2017) | 2.3km |
| Jennings Lodge | 7,315 (2011) | 3.6km |
| Johnson City | 580 (2017) | 4.2km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Clackamette Mineral and Gem Club | Oregon City, Oregon | 2km |
| Columbia-Willamette Faceters' Guild | Portland/West Linn, Oregon | 4km |
| Mt Hood Rock Club | Gresham, Oregon | 19km |
| Millennium Diggers Club | Portland, Oregon | 19km |
| Oregon Agate & Mineral Society, Inc. | Portland, Oregon | 19km |
Mindat Locality ID:
31274
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:31274:0
GUID (UUID V4):
5fad6a36-ac05-447d-8859-3b1be6a1915d
Iron meteorite (IIIAB, medium octahedrite) found in 1902; weighs over 14,000 kg. measuring 10 x 6 x 4.25 feet. Now located at the Rose Center for Earth and Space, American Museum of Natural History, New York City.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
6 valid minerals.
Meteorite/Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Daubréelite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2S4 |
| ⓘ Hibbingite Formula: Fe2+2(OH)3Cl Description: Corrosion product |
| ⓘ Iron Formula: Fe |
| ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite Formula: (Fe,Ni) |
| ⓘ 'Plessite' |
| ⓘ Schreibersite Formula: (Fe,Ni)3P |
| ⓘ Taenite Formula: (Fe,Ni) |
| ⓘ Troilite Formula: FeS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Iron | 1.AE.05 | Fe |
| ⓘ | var. Kamacite | 1.AE.05 | (Fe,Ni) |
| ⓘ | Taenite | 1.AE.10 | (Fe,Ni) |
| ⓘ | Schreibersite | 1.BD.05 | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Troilite | 2.CC.10 | FeS |
| ⓘ | Daubréelite | 2.DA.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2S4 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Hibbingite | 3.DA.10a | Fe2+2(OH)3Cl |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Plessite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Hibbingite | Fe22+(OH)3Cl |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Hibbingite | Fe22+(OH)3Cl |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Daubréelite | Fe2+Cr23+S4 |
| S | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Hibbingite | Fe22+(OH)3Cl |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | ⓘ Daubréelite | Fe2+Cr23+S4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Daubréelite | Fe2+Cr23+S4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Hibbingite | Fe22+(OH)3Cl |
| Fe | ⓘ Iron | Fe |
| Fe | ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Fe | ⓘ Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| Fe | ⓘ Taenite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Fe | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Ni | ⓘ Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| Ni | ⓘ Taenite | (Fe,Ni) |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Siletzia DomainDomain
- Western Washington–Oregon BasinsBasin
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